The worst way to deliver horrible news

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bad newsAn elderly lady was rushed to the hospital. After about an hour in the waiting room, a doctor knocked on the door, came in and started talking in a pretty normal happy voice.

He said, "We had her heart beating again. However, it stopped shortly after and we tried to get it starting again."

It took the family almost a whole minute before they realized what he said, or, what he didn't say. He never said, "She passed away."


The worst way to deliver horrible news

bad newsAn elderly lady was rushed to the hospital. After about an hour in the waiting room, a doctor knocked on the door, came in and started talking in a pretty normal happy voice.

He said, "We had her heart beating again. However, it stopped shortly after and we tried to get it starting again."

It took the family almost a whole minute before they realized what he said, or, what he didn't say. He never said, "She passed away."


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